Lantern.



P. J. ROONEY.

LANTERN. APPLICATION HLEB' NOV. 22, I913- Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

WITNESSES INVENTOR EA'IRIGK J. RODNEY, 0F BROUGH'ION, PENNSYLVANIA.

LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat ted An a 2%, 1916.

Application filed November 22, 1913. Serial 1101802580.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'lznown. that I, PATRICK J. ROONEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Broughton, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and u",eful Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to lanterns, and has for its object to provide a device of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, with means whereby the light can be shown simultaneously in two different colors, or

whereby the light can be projected in a single color.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a lantern particularly adapted for trainmen to overcome the necessity of employing a pair of lanterns for difierent colors of lights.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a lantern which is simple in its construction and arrangement, substantially indestructible for the reason that the ordinary glass globe is dispensed with, conveniently adjusted to provide for a light of different colors, or for a light of a singlecolor, convenient in its use, inexpensive to manufacture and affording a considerable saving to trainmen, in view of the fact that a lantern in accordance with this invention will answer the same purpose of two lanterns.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of a lantern in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional plan with the reflector shifted to inoperative position, Fig. 3 is a like view with the reflector shifted parallel to one of the lenses and the other lens shut off from the light, and Fig. 4: is a sectional plan with the reflector shifted to a position opposite to that shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 denotes a vertically disposed cylindrical member, preferably constructed of metallic material, but it is obvious that any desired material can be employed and secured to the top of said member l is a contracted annulus 2, the latter projecting over the member 1 and secured to the annulus 2 is a supporting member 3, the upper portion thereof,

as at 4, projects over said annulus 2. Secured to the member 3 is a guard piece 5, which projects from the lower end of a perforated cap member 6, the latter having adepending support 7 which is attached as at 8 to the upper portion 4 of the supporting member 3.

The reference character 9 denotes a base which is adapted to be detachably connected to the lower portion of the member 1 and which carries an oil reservoir 10 formed with a wick tube 11, the latter being provided with a wick adjusting means 12, the

-wick is indicated at 18.

' Surrounding the member 1 and arranged below the guard 5 is a wire frame 14. The upright elements of the frame l4=are bent inwardly as at 15 to extend into the cylinder 1. The upper portion of. the frame 14: is provided with loops 16 to each of which is attached an end 17 of a bail 1S. I

The member 1 between its center and its upper end is formed with a horizontally disposed slot 19 through which extends a knob 20, the latter projecting from a slide 21 arranged within the cylinder 1 and having its lower end seated in a guide 22. The slide 21 is cut away as at 23 to provide a clearance when the light is projected in two different colors.

,The cylinder 1 is provided with diametrically opposed openings and registering with said openings are lens holders 24, 25, which are secured to the member 1 and each of which has mounted. therein a lens 26.- Pref'erably the lens in the holder .21 is of different color than that in the holder 25.

The slide 21 when shifted against the end wall 27 of the slot 19 will shut the light ofi from the lens in the holder of the slot and when shifted against the wall 28 of the slot the said member,

to the slide 21 is a reflector holder 30, in which is secured a reflector 31. When the slide 21 is shifted to the position shown in Fig. 3, the lens in the holder 24 is shut off to the light while the reflector 31 is positioned parallel with the lens in the holder 25, under such conditions projecting the light through the lens of the holder 25. When the slide 21 is shifted to the position shown in Fig. 4, the lens in the holder is shut off to the light and the reflector will project light through the lens in the-holder 24. lVith the foregoing construction and arrangement of, parts, it is obvious that the lantern is set up whereby the light rays can be projected simultaneously through two lenses, or the light can be shut off from one of the lenses and projected from a reflector through the-other of the lenses.

lVhat I claim is 1. A lantern comprising a cylindrical member provided with a pair of lenses normally open to the light from a flame within an annular guide arranged within said cylindrical memberbelow said lenses, a cylindrical slide shiftable within said cylindrical member and having a cutaway side portion on a level with the said lenses and capable of being shifted to shut ofi one of said lenses to the flame, a reflector corresponding in size to said lenses and centrally carried by said slide and positioned Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressing the parallel to the other of said lenses when the first mentioned lens is shut oil to the flame, means capable of being engaged exteriorly of said member for shifting said slide and a flame producing means removably carried within the bottom of said cylindrical member.

2. A lantern comprising a cylindrical member provided with a pair of lenses nor mally open to the light from a flame within said cylindrical member, means to provide the,fiame= within the cylindrical member, a closely fitting cylindrical slide arranged within said member and capable of being shifted to shut off one of said lenses to the flame and having a lens accommodating cutaway side portion, a reflector carried by said slide and positioned parallel to the other of said lenses when the first mentioned lens is shut off to the flame, a mounting bead guide for said slide within said cylindrical memher, a support upon the top of said cylindrical member, a perforated cap, a depending member carried by said cap and centrally connected to said support' In testimony whereof I afiix my angfl'littuliin the presence of two witnesses PATRICK J. OONEY.

Witnesses:

NICHOLAS L. BOGAN, MAX H. SRoLovI'rz.

"Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

